Nearly one-in-five young people admit to video calling while driving
There has also been a rise in drivers making and taking calls illegally, new figures from the Report on Motoring found
There has also been a rise in drivers making and taking calls illegally, new figures from the Report on Motoring found
The RAC research also looked at the reasons drivers gave for either continuing to use a handheld phone while driving, or for finally deciding to ‘hang up’ their handheld phone for good
One in five (19%) UK firms say their employees have been involved in an accident while driving for work due to using a handheld phone at the wheel, according to new research*. RAC Business has revealed the findings from its survey of 1,000 UK businesses, carried out across all fleet sizes and sectors, to highlight current attitudes to handheld mobile phone use and driving for work.
14,160 drivers were caught for the offence – which now carries a penalty of six points and a £200 fine – between March and May 2017, down from 15,861 who were stopped between December 2016 and February 2017
New research from the RAC's Report on Motoring shines a light on some UK drivers' continued addiction to using a handheld phone
Brake, the RAC's Be Phone Smart campaign and a number of other organisations sign a letter calling on mobile phone OS companies to bring in a standard 'drive safe' mode
New research for the RAC's Be Phone Smart campaign shines a light on what would motivate drivers to give up using a handheld phone for good
UK drivers urged to make an online pledge to stick to the law and not use a handheld phone while driving
The RAC is urging motorists to make it their New Year’s resolution to stop using a handheld mobile phone while driving.
One in five think it is acceptable to check social media while sat in stationary traffic